dermatopathic lymphadenitis

plural dermatopathic lymphadenitises · plural dermatopathic lymphadenites · plural dermatopathic lymphadenitides

1. countableuncountablemedicineEnlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.

   Dermatopathic lymphadenitis occurs in lymph nodes draining areas in which there has been disruption or irritation of the skin barrier due to any process, benign or malignant.

   2008, Lawrence M. Weiss, Lymph Nodes, →ISBN, page 45

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   The histologic picture of dermatopathic lymphadenitis may be associated with a variety of benign skin disorders, and occasionally lesions similar to dermatopathic lymphadenitis are noted in patients without apparent skin lesions.

   2001, Daniel M. Knowles, Neoplastic Hematopathology, →ISBN, page 561

   Synonyms: dermatopathic lymphadenopathy, lipomelanic reticulosis